Origo awoke in a very warm climate. Unlike the one he was in on his present day path. A small whimper came from him. But there was no answer.
"Diamond?" he whimpered.
Diamond was busy in the kitchen. She hummed to herself as she held Faramir in one arm and prepared his breakfast with her free one.
"Alright, dear" Diamond said, in an unusually happy mood.
For some reason, she had had the best nights sleep in a long time. Her eyes seemed to be clearer and sharper then ever before. But she knew that both Faramir and Origo would take a lot of work to look after.
Origo yawned as he stood on the bed. He could hear noises coming from the kitchen. His small tail wagged, eager to get to his Diamond.
The small pup made his way quickly to the end of the bed. There, a small dressing box full of all Diamond's cloths for the summer, were stored.
Ori hopped onto the box and looked down. It was not such a high jump, but he still did not like it. The next second, the puppy landed on the floor, a small whimper came out of him. But he soon recovered.
The small puppy scurried out of the room and along the corridor. His small tongue still hanging out. Diamond looked around as she heard the tell tale sign of Origo entering the room.
She looked around to see a very fluffy puppy scamper in.
"Good morning!" she said, smiling at the little energetic pup.
A small part of her wanted to be that energetic. But then again, she liked peacefulness. But Origo was not the only creature to enter the kitchen.
A small fairy came into the room as well. But, unlike Origo, she was invisible to all beings.
"Good morning!" Ivy said, fluttering down and hugging Origo's furry face.
Origo moved back a bit, his eyes crossed as he looked at the small fairy on his face. As Ivy fluttered off, Origo gave a small sneeze.
"Bless you" Diamond said, looking down at her puppy.
Ivy giggled as she looked up.
"What do you want to do today?" the fairy asked, her wings folded behind her back.
Origo gave a small whine and looked towards the door.
"Alright, I'll get your turkey in a minute" Diamond said.
Origo wagged his tail at these words. Ivy smiled, knowing that food was much more important then playing. Diamond continued to prepare her son's meal. Origo just had to wait.
But waiting was not what Origo wanted to do. A small tug was felt from the bottom of Diamond's dress. She looked down and saw her gorgeous puppy tugging at her.
"Puppy, I know your hungry, but Faramir is hungry as well" she said.
"This would have been so much easier with Pippin" she thought.
It felt like Pippin did not even care or know that she was struggling. He had bothered to even check up on her wife or his son. But, as she was thinking about Pippin, a knock came at the large front door.
This was not what Diamond wanted. But, as always, she had to see who it was. So, leaving Faramir's breakfast, Diamond walked out. Origo, who had been waiting very patiently for a puppy, whined and followed his Diamond.
"I'm going to answer the door, pup. I'll do your breakfast soon" Diamond answered.
She turned around to walk down the hall way when another small whine came from Origo. Diamond knew that she had taken too long about answering the door.
The large front door was finally opened, letting in a huge wave of cold air. Standing at the door was Pearl. She smiled, her cheeks a light rosy colour.
"Good morning!" she said, holding a basket.
"My dear Pearl, what brings you here?" Diamond asked.
Origo could hear voices coming from the door. But then, something other then voices. A few barks. His ears perked up, knowing who it was.
Pearl smiled as Abira stood at her feet. It was a few seconds before a familiar sight met her eyes. Abira's small tail started to wag. Origo bounded towards her. A small whine came as Origo tackled his favourite puppy. Diamond and Pearl smiled.
"I thought you could use some help" Pearl told her.
This was a big relief for Diamond. She thought the day would never come when she had help.
"Oh Pearl, I don't know what to say" Diamond said, closing the door with a click.
The candles that had been dancing in the cold wind had now become fiery statues again. Pearl smiled as she took off her coat.
"Is there anything that I can do?" Pearl asked.
Diamond knew that Pearl would not take "No" for an answer.
"Well, Origo needs his turkey" Diamond said.
The wrestling puppy stopped still at these words. His eyes now focused on his Diamond. Diamond knew that Origo could understand a part of what she was saying. But she liked the fact that he could not share for secrets, of which she had many.
"Then we best get this puppy some of his food, shouldn't we?" asked Pearl.
Origo ran over to her and tugged on her dress. Abira watched as he ran by her, barking as he did. So, Both Diamond and Pearl followed the puppy into the kitchen.
Faramir had started to cry, telling his mother that he was getting hungry.
"Alright dear" Diamond told him.
Origo was waiting at the cellar as Abira and Pearl walked in. Pearl gave a small smile, knowing that Origo knew exactly where his turkey was.
"Right" Pearl said, picking the puppy up.
Origo whined happy and rested his head on her shoulder as the door opened. Abira looked around as she entered the room. The sound of Faramir intensified for a moment as Diamond turned and placed his bowl on the table.
Pearl smiled as the puppy squirmed in her arms.
"Alright, show me where it is" she said to the pup.
Origo sniffed the air and whined, obviously wanting to go a particular way. Pearl smiled as she walked in. Origo suddenly stopped and looked around. He could smell the scent of the turkey, but he did not know which way it was. But luckily, Pearl did.
"Try over here" Pearl said, pointing.
Origo took a quick look up at her. He then started sniffing the air again. Something then caught his small, wet nose. Pearl felt the soft puppy start to squirm again. She smiled, knowing that he could smell it better now.
"Where is it?" she asked, her eyes quickly darting from the right packet, to the small pup.
Abira waited patiently for Origo to return. And he did. A minute or two later, he was carried out by Pearl and placed on the floor. Abira wagged her tail and tugged gently at Origo.
But Origo did not notice her. Abi gave a small whine, nudging Origo. Ori gave a small whimper; he wanted his turkey before he played.
Diamond smiled as a ripping sound came from where Pearl was standing. A bowl had been placed out and the turkey placed into it.
"There we go" Pearl said.
"Mind your fingers" Diamond told her.
Pearl would soon find out what that meant. Origo pounced at the bowl the second it was placed down. Pearl gasped, seeing exactly what Diamond meant.
Abira gave a small whine; she was hungry as well and felt a bit left out. Pearl took a deep breath. She knew what Abira wanted as well.
"Alright, let's get you some food as well"
Diamond smiled, she loved have Origo and Abira around. But Pearl's visit was not just to feed the puppies, but to talk about Pippin.
A pan was taken out of the cupboard. The hob was very hot indeed, ready to be used to cook a few slices of bacon. Abira followed Pearl to the edge of the cellar. Abira did not like going into the cold, dark cellar. She preferred the warmth and light of the kitchen.
A few seconds later, Pearl came back with a packet of bacon. Origo had nearly eaten half of the contents of the bowl before him. Abira had yet to start.
Diamond was sitting down on her chair. A yawn came over her as she looked at her son's face. A silver spoon was used to scoop some of his food up.
"Open up" Diamond said, looking at her son.
Pearl smiled as she placed the pan on the hob and poured a bit of light yellow liquid into it. The pan grew hotter and hotter as the minutes past. Origo's bowl seemed to emptied by the second. His hunger seemed to be tamed. But that was not the case.
Origo finished every last scrap of turkey. A sizzling sound them met Abira's ears. The pan was very hot now, hot enough to make the meat sizzle.
A spatula was then taken out of the draw. Abira sat down and wagged her tail. A small whine came from her as she looked at her Origo.
Ori, who had been licking his plate clean for a whole minute, looked up. There was a strange glint in his eyes as he whined.
"I'm sure that you could ask for more" Abira told him.
Origo knew that his Diamond would not let him have any more. But then again, it was worth a try. Pearl continued to stand at the hot oven and flip the bacon.
Diamond smiled as she saw her little puppy scoot around and stop dead before her. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.
"You've had enough for now" Diamond told him, knowing exactly what he wanted.
A small whimper came from him as he hung his head. Ori turned and walked back to his Abira.
"She didn't let me" he whined, wanting his turkey even more now.
But it was no use. Once Diamond had settled on something, there was no way of changing her mind. Not even when Origo tried his hardest.
"You'll just have to come and play" Abira say, standing up.
Playing was the next best thing. But today, Origo did not want to play inside. He wanted to go outside and play in the snow.
"I want to go outside" Origo told his puppy friend, looking out into the corridor.
But for Abira, food was the first port of call.
"Well, we can do that after food" she whined, wagging her tail.
A scent then met Abira's small, wet nose. Her small tail started to wag. The smell was very tempting to her. But the same could not have been said for Origo.
He gave a small whined and backed away. He did not like bacon at all.
"How can you like that?" he asked Abira, rubbing his furry paw on his nose and whining.
The sound of the sizzling bacon died down for a moment at it was placed in a bowl. But soon started up again as more rashers were placed into the pan.
The cooked pieces were placed in a bowl. But they were too hot to give to little Abira. Instead, the pup would have to wait a few minutes for them to cool down.
Pearl smiled as she turned around.
"He's very quiet now" she said, looking at her nephew.
Diamond smiled. She knew that she was very lucky to have a quiet baby. But sometimes, Faramir was not so quiet. A small tug then came from the bottom of Pearl's dress.
Abira looked up, wondering what was taking so long to feed her. Pearl smiled, looking down.
"It'll be ready very soon" she told the four legged creature standing just a dozen inches high.
Abira's ears flopped over her head just like Origo's. There were brown patches above each of her eyes, akin to Origo's.
In fact, they were so similarly alike, that Diamond found it strange to see them both together. But she knew that Origo had to be the bigger one.
Pearl flipped over the bacon. The side that had been facing down, against the heat of the pan, had now turned a lovely brown colour.
Abira had not taken her eyes off of the hot pan. Pearl smiled as she placed the spatula down. Her eyes looked down at Abira and her large puppy eyes.
"Oh, come here" Pearl said, scooping up the puppy.
Abira whined as she continued to look at the pan. With her spare hand, Pearl picked up the spatula again. The bacon, now cooked, was ready for Abira to eat.
Pearl placed the spatula down for the last time and picked up the bowl. Both puppy and bowl were placed on the floor. Abira darted to her bowl and started to munch on the crispy bacon.
Origo was now the one who had to wait. But his patients did not last as long as Abira's. Abira was given a little nudge. She whined and looked over at her friend.
"I want to go outside now" Origo barked.
Abira continued to chew.
"But I'm eating" she said, there were still a few rashers of bacon left.
Origo gave small whine and looked down. Abira picked up another piece of bacon. It was very big for her, but she did not mind. She loved bacon.
"Well, we can go in a bit" Abira said.
But this did not help things. Ivy had been sitting on the worktop, just watching the puppies. A smile came over her as she fluttered down towards them.
Pearl was now sitting down. All of the cooking for the puppies had been done for the day. But Diamond was still feeding her son.
"So, what are your plans for today?" asked Pearl.
Diamond took a deep breath. She was still not sure what to do.
"Well, I thought that I could have a nice, relaxing day" she said, looking and feeling quite tired.
Pearl smiled.
"Is there anything you want me to do?" she asked.
Something suddenly popped into Diamond's head, something that did not belong in her conscious.
Pippin.
Of all things, Pippin was the first thing that Diamond thought about.
"Well, there is one thing that you can do" Diamond answered.
There was a certain look that, to Pearl, told her almost everything she needed to know.
"Pippin?" she asked.
Diamond nodded and looked down.
"Why?" asked Pearl.
Diamond had no answer for her question. She had not really thought about seeing Pippin again up until this point. But there was a void that she had to fill. And Pippin was the only one who could perfectly fill it.
"Because I still love him" Diamond answered.
There was an awkward silence between the two of them. But a third creature that knew what was happening in Diamond's world.
Ivy was standing on the edge of the table. She had been around for the goings on between Diamond and Pippin. But the small fairy knew that she could nothing to help Diamond.
But Ivy was invisible to Diamond, non-existent. There was nothing Ivy could do other then to watch and wait for what ever happened.
"I will do my best, but I am not sure what he'll say"
There was now another awkward silence between them, broken only by the small baby in Diamond's arms. Faramir's mother looked down at her whining son. Another spoon full on Faramir's food was then scooped up.
Origo, on the other hand, was still waiting for Abira to finish. She only had one more piece of bacon left to eat and then she could play.
But Origo was not the only one waiting to play. Elanor Gamgee was rushing to put her coat on. She was excited to go out in the snow again. Buttons, six of them in total, were all done up. Her hair had been combed by her mother, Rosie, but was still frizzy. Hobbits had, unlike humans, elves and dwarves, had naturally frizzy and untidy looking hair.
"You be good now" Rosie told her oldest child.
Elanor gave a large smile.
"I will" she said.
They kissed and Elanor opened the large, yellow door. Rosie smiled as she closed it behind her daughter. The small click behind Elanor told her that the door was now closed.
The young girl quickly made her way down to the small road that ran outside her house. But she was stopped in her tracks. A cart, pulled by a shivering pony, trotted past. Elanor moved back and waited. The sound of the wheels started to fall quiet as the cart moved away from her.
The large wheels made tracks in the snow. Foot prints were also visible imprinted into the, now hard, carpet of snow.
The gate was shut as Elanor walked away. The snow seemed to slowly melt, more greenness was showing though. Blades of grass were blowing in the bitter wind.
Elanor now had to walk to her friend's house to ask them to come out. But there was something that would sidetrack her. Two small animals were playing in the snow. They wrestled and bounded around in the coldness. But the coldness was not as harsh on them as it was for the hobbits.
These creatures had natural coats on. Their fur kept them nice and warm in the depth of winter. They had a patch of brown above each of their eyes. Their small, fuzzy paws were also the same colour.
Their eyes were akin to small, polished conkers. Their tails were long and they had soft, floppy ears. Elanor smiled as she stood there, watching the two puppies play. She had a strong passion for animals, quite unlike her parents.
Samwise's real passion was for family mostly, followed closely by plants and trees, then ale and food. Family was the most important thing to Sam. If his family was happy, then he was.
Elanor smiled as she made her way slowly towards them. Origo was the first one to spot her. He stopped what he was doing.
"Hello" Elanor said, looking at the puppy.
Abira, who had not noticed Elanor, whined. Her eyes then fell on the young hobbit standing there. Origo looked around at his small puppy friend.
"Do you think she is friendly?" asked Origo.
Abira tilted her, wondering the same thing. Elanor gave a smile as she squatted down. She extended a hand for the small puppy to sniff.
"Should I see if she is friendly?" Origo asked.
Abira gave a small nodded, her eyes darting from the girl, to Ori. So, looking back, Origo slowly walked forward, still very weary of the girl. Elanor smiled as she waited for the cold touch of Origo's nose.
The coldness was getting to Elanor's hand as she held it out. It was then that the puppy finally caught the girl's scent. It was different. But then, nothing bad had happened to him. This was a sure sign that the girl before them was friendly and was not planning to hurt either of them.
"What are you up to?" Elanor asked, daring to make any sudden movements.
The puppy gave a small whine. For a moment, Elanor thought that the puppy was interested in playing with her. But Origo wasn't. Elanor took a deep breath as she stood up again. She took a deep breath, letting out a slivery cloud of water vapour as she exhaled.
Abira yawned as she looked around.
"Let's go down here" she barked, looking down a small hole.
Origo looked down it as well. The girl was still watching them.
"Do you think she'll follow us?" Origo asked, taking a quick glance at the girl.
Abira shook her head and whined. Elanor watched at the first of the two puppies made their way into the small hole in the bush. The next second, they vanished out of sight.
Elanor took a deep breath, now having to start all over again with finding someone to play with. Her friends seemed to be busier then normal today.
A large door came into view as she walked around one of the many bends in the road. A lake was centred right in the middle of small town. The water, at this time of the year, was very cold indeed. But that did not mean it was lifeless.
Small fish were swimming though the murky waters. To any terrestrial animal, the water would be very cold for them. The surface of the small body of water rippled in the cold wind.
Origo reached the other side of bushes. A large snowy field lay before him as Abira came from the bushes behind him. She too stood there and looked around as well.
An idea then popped into her head.
"Bet you can't catch me!" she barked and ran away quickly.
Origo stood there for a few seconds, her words were sinking in. Origo barked as well and then ran off after her. Abira's ears flopped as she looked back. She could see Origo bounding after her. He was slowly gaining on her. Abira, of course, knew this. She was just seconds from being pounced on by the larger puppy.
But, at the last second, she turned. Origo's small tongue was hanging out. His ears were flopping around just like Abira's.
Elanor, meanwhile, continued to walk to her friend's home. The gardens were covered in a thinning layer of snow. Foot prints seemed to lead to and from each door that she past.
The gates were all shut. That is, most of them were shut. Elanor could hear a gate banging and clicking in the bitter wind. She knew exactly whose gate this was.
For that gate was always banging against its small metal lock. Elanor took a deep breath as she walked towards the large door. Elanor smiled as she knocked three times.
The coldness of the snow was making her feet tingle. Noises came from the other side of the large door. Elanor smiled as it opened. Standing on the other side of the threshold was an older hobbit. This was the father of her friend.
"Hello there, Elanor" he said.
"Hello" replied Elanor, smiling.
Just then, a young girl came from behind her father. She was shorter and younger then her friend standing at the door.
"Oh, I was just about to come and find you" the girl said.
Elanor smiled.
"You best be back for lunch and all" the father said as he walked to the coats that were hanging from the pegs.
He picked out the smallest one there. The girl smiled as she took it from her father.
Her father helped her button it up.
"Take care" he said as the girl walked out into the coldness.
"I will" she said.
Elanor and her friend walked down towards the road. Elanor heard the door close behind them as she opened the gate open for her friend.
"So, what will we do?" asked Elanor's friend.
Unlike Elanor, her friend was shorter. Her eyes were as blue as a cloudless sky and were as round and as clear as polished marbles.
"Well, we could go and see how our snow hobbits are doing" she suggested.
Elanor smiled and nodded.
"I want to see how much it's melted" she told her.
So, the two girls headed towards a field, the one that they always went to. The snow crunched under foot as they walked down to the field. The stile that they used was very icy indeed. Elanor nearly slipped as she made her way over.
"Be careful" she said to her friend as she turned around.
Her friend was very weary of the ice. The two girls smiled as they both made it over the stile safely. They then started to walk over to the snow hobbits. There were many of them. But the biggest of all was the one that Elanor and her friends made.
A small chunk of it had fallen off during the night. Strange prints were imbedded in the snow around it. Elanor's friend was first to notice this.
"Elanor" she said, squatting down to take a closer look.
Elanor had picked up the large chunk of snow that had fallen off. Even though she tried to be very gentle with it, it still crumbled in her hands.
She took a deep breath, her plans had now changed. She would have to wait until more snow fall to repair the damages.
"Elanor?" her friend asked, still squatting down.
Elanor looked over at her.
"Come and look at this" she said.
Elanor took a deep breath and walked towards her.
"What is it?" she asked.
Her friend stood up, her gaze still on the strange prints on the ground.
"What are these?" Elanor was asked.
Elanor found these tracks strange as well.
"Should we see where they go?" asked Elanor.
Elanor's friend smiled, thinking that it was a very good idea and one that they needed to put into action. So, the girls started to follow the tracks. The snow continued to crunch under foot as the girls followed the tracks.
They led back towards the road. As they made their way towards it, the mystery of prints got harder.
"I can't see them any more" said Elanor, looking around.
Then, another idea came into Elanor's head.
"Maybe it came from the road" she said, looking back towards the snow hobbits.
The blue eyed girl took a deep breath. Deep down, the girl was getting hungry. But she knew that Elanor would not let her go home with her feeling guilty.
"So, we're going the wrong way?" she asked.
Elanor thought for a moment and started to head back the way they came. The younger girl started to follow, slower at first due to the coldness. But the hill that that field was situated on made the girls walking much easier.
"Yes!" Elanor said, spotting a track leading away in the other direction.
Elanor smiled as she jogged along side the prints in the snow. Her younger friend yawned as she walked slowly down. Elanor was too busy to notice her. So busy in fact that she did not see what was coming next.
The wall at the bottom of the hill was quickly approaching. But the ice on the hill was the first thing to stop her. Her feet gave way. As they did, gravity took a hold and dragged her to the ground with a thump.
"Elanor!" said her friend, rushing towards her.
Elanor took a deep breath as she lay there. It was a moment or two before she realised what had happened. Elanor slowly sat up, her dress was now wet with melting snow.
"Elanor, are you alright?" her friend asked, standing there.
Elanor stood up, looking back at the place where she slipped.
"Yes" she said, looking around.
Her curiosity seemed to have been lost in the fall. She did not much care for the creature who made those prints. But there were a few animals that were making prints of their own. Origo and Abira were still playing together. The fur that surrounded their whole body kept them as warm as they had been indoors. Origo was still chasing his Abira. Clouds of breath came from both of the puppies as they ran around.
Abira was now getting tired. Running did not seem to be a good idea anymore. But Origo was not on the same wavelength as his fellow pup. He wanted to continue to play this game. He was very close to the tired puppy in front of him.
The next second, Abira was laying flat on the cold and snowy ground with Origo wrestling her. She struggled to get up, but Origo was not having any of it. He tugged at Abira's fluffy ear.
Abira barked angrily at Origo, warning him to get off. Origo, without thinking about it, got off of her right away. Abira rolled and stood up on her paws. Her whole body was wet. Her once fluffy fur was now sticking to her and letting in the coldness even more.
"Why did you do that?" she whined, trying to shake off all of the melted snow from her fur.
Origo was now very confused. He did not know what Abira was saying. For a moment, Origo thought that he missed what Abira had asked him.
"What?" he whined, a confused look coming over him.
"Why did you jump on me?" Abira asked, a small growl coming from her.
Origo's confusion deepened. He knew he had heard what she said correctly.
"Because that's what I thought I had to do!" Origo told her.
Abira shook her head.
"I did not want you to jump on me though!" she argued.
Origo looked away from Abira, just for a split second.
"But, you did not say that I couldn't"
Just then, a small green spot zoomed from over the line of hedges. Ivy fluttered higher into the air to get a better view on the surroundings. Clouds scattered the sky as they swam slowly across a sea of blue.
Ivy suddenly stopped in the cold air, the wind was pushing her along. Her hair blew as she tried to find the pups. After a minute or two, the fairy spotted two black dots in the large field below. A smile came over her and she descended in a rapid spiral.
The ground came quickly towards her. But Ivy was the one in control. She slowly down very quickly as she reached the ground.
But, as she got closer, she noticed something wrong. An awkwardness between the two small pups radiated from them. They were not their playful selves.
"Origo?" she asked, noticing that Abira was further away from him then normal.
Abira took one look at the fairy and turned. Ivy found this very strange indeed. She watched the puppy trot off, leaving Origo where he stood.
Ori continued to stay where he was, looking at the puppy that was walking away from him. A sudden urge to follow Abira came over him. But he fought the urge.
"Origo, what's happened?" Ivy asked, looking between the two pups.
Origo gave a small whimper and looked down. Ivy's question was still not answered. Origo, turning the opposite way, started to walk.
Abira stopped at the edge of the field and looked around. She could see Origo walking the opposite way, fairy in tow. Abira knew that she had been harsh on him.
"In fact, I did tell him to chase me" she told herself.
But Origo was now heading back to Diamond's home. Abira needed to act quickly, otherwise she could not tell Origo she was sorry.
Origo had now reached the side of the field that he was heading for. Abira was now running as quickly as she could over to him. She lost sight of him. But this did not put her off. Instead, she kept on running, knowing that she would eventually catch up with him.
But it took longer then normal to get there. The coldness was rushing against her face. Her ears continued to flop as she reached the small hole in the hedgerow. She snaked her way through the leafless twigs that made up the hedge.
The road came into view. There was a difference in the look of the inside of the hedge to the surface of the road. The inside of the hedge was sheltered, only having wet leaves and little snow covering it.
The small puppy looked around, she knew exactly where Origo was heading. So, she started to trot along, down the road.
Meanwhile, Origo was at the gate that led into Diamond's small front garden. The gate did not have to be opened for Ori. He could easily slip though the gap.
Ivy fluttered over head as Origo made it back to the door. But the door was shut. This was in fact no problem for the small pup. Ivy smile as she fluttered over towards the door.
Abira was now meters away from the gate that led into Diamond's garden. Her small paws were wet, but they continued to keep just enough warmth in.
Just as Origo was about to walk into him home, a bark came from behind him. Stopping, he turned and looked back. He could see Abira standing on the other side of the gate.
He gave her a stare. The pup did not blink as he looked at her.
"Origo, I'm sorry"
Inside, the coldness had reached Diamond and Pearl. Candles were flickering as the wave of coldness hit them. Diamond could feel the temperature drop a little. But she was not the only one. Pearl had felt it too.
"Hasn't it gone cold all of a sudden?" Diamond asked, knowing that she was not just feeling cold for no reason at all.
Pearl, now that it had been mentioned, started to feel the coldness as well.
"It's probably just the gaps in the doors" she said, thinking that would be the best explanation.
To Diamond, she knew that it couldn't be the gaps in the door. For a moment, she thought that it was Pippin. But he would have made more noise.
Abira whimpered as Origo turned and walked into the house. She hung her fluffy head in sadness. Ivy could do nothing to change Origo's mind. Even though she had magical powers, free will was not on the list that she could tamper with.
Ivy felt guilty that she could not convince Origo otherwise, but it was up to him. So, slowly leaving Abira at the gate, Ivy fluttered in and slowly closed the door.
The large door closed with a gentle click. The candles seemed to instantly stop their dancing and stood like guards watching their perimeters.
In the real world, things were much different. The sun rose at the exact same time it did in the perfect world. Birds had started to sing to the world as hobbits arose from their beds.
Diamond arose to a near empty house. But she was not alone. She smiled as she stood at a small wooden cot. Inside, a sleeping baby lay. His eyes were closed. The baby was covered in a very warm blanket. The fire was still gently crackling in the heath.
Hunger was getting to the young woman as she walked out of the room. The large door was left open so that Faramir's cries for attention were heard.
But there was a void in Diamond. A void that she had felt for the past few days. Two things were missing from her life. One was her husband, Pippin. The other, a small puppy by the name of Origo.
Origo was many miles away from home. But he did not think so. In fact, all of his knowledge of Hobbiton had vanished. It had been wiped from his memory in a costly mistake.
But then, Origo was not as alone as people, especially Diamond, thought. A small green fairy fluttered besides him. She was invisible to any being that walked on Middle-earth. She was also the last of her kind.
A great fire had wiped out the forest where she had been living in. Ivy had made her home in a tall pine tree. She had taken up residence in an abandoned woodpecker's nest inside.
But it was not very pleasant in winter. Coldness and wind blew in through the small hole. Ivy cuddled up into a corner. Her friends were all in their own homes.